ALGAE WORLD is a conference dedicated towards providing objective insights on the commercialization of Algae business, as well the latest advances and constraints in Algae cultivation, harvesting & processing.

Day 1 – 16 Aug 2011 – Tuesday

09:10 Towards a Knowledge Management System for Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts in Australia
– Where do algae grow best in Australia?
– Evaluation of suitable algae species/strains for Australia for biofuels & bioproducts
Speaker: Dr. Susan Blackburn, Head
Australian National Algae Culture Collection

09:40 Scaling Up — From the Lab to the Field
– The new phase of algae scale-up – and the challenges involved
– Lessons learned on integrating vendors in the process chain
– Integrating innovation with product management in a fast-moving environment
– Balancing conventional process engineering with a living system, algae
Speaker: Mr. Riggs Eckelberry, Chairman and CEOOriginOil Inc

10:10 Production of Biofuel from Saline Microalgae
Speaker: Dr. Navid Moheimani, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences and BiotechnologyMurdoch University

11:45 Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Algae Based Carbon Abatement and Alternative Energy Opportunities – Perspective of a Power Company
Speaker: Mr. Roland Davies, Manager, Business Development ProjectLoy Yang Power

16:40 The Use of Waste Water to Produce Microalgae for Nutrient Recovery and Co-Production of Biofuels, Energy and other Products
– Comparison of Lifetime net present values (LNPV) and carbon footprints of four processing pathways for the future development of Melbourne’s two largest treatment plants
Speaker: Dr. David Batten, Leader, Algal Pre-feasibility StudyCSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship

11:40 Cost Effective Algae Harvesting
– Algae are completely dewatered and harvested as a paste
– Algae are harvested alive: undamaged and without overheating
– Positive energy balance; less then 8% of the energy is used for harvesting
– Fundamentally new centrifugation technology, harvest algae at less then 1kWh/m3 and at only 3.000G
– Low cost harvesting through high separation efficiency at high hydraulic flow
– Industrial equipment;scalable
Speaker: Mr. Marco Brocken, CEOEvodos B.V.